Jerry Hampton, author of this website is now 79 years old. He retired from doing the Community Building workshops in 2010 because he had enough travel in his life. He continues to do considerable small group work close to where he lives, as well as some consulting of small businesses. If you want to know more about Jerry's background, click here:Jerry L. Hampton

This is an index of group exercises and writings for group dynamics. They can be used or adapted for many types of groups. Some exercises are done individually but processed in the larger group. There are also poems, stories, wisdom, and discussions that can be helpful with group dynamics. No articles are known to be copyrighted except by the site owner and one article copyrighted by Time Inc. You may make one copy of any item for your own use or multiple copies for educational use with credit given the website. Please write if you desire to use articles in any published work.

There are presently 88 different resources which is about 75% developed as of October 2007. About 85,000 people have experienced some of these exercises through Hampton and Associates.

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Roleplay for Groups -a group dynamics exercise(Oct. 2, 2006)(Tells how to do roleplay with groups -presents a number of roles found in groups. This helps groups and individuals understand how roles impact group dynamics and allows individuals to discover roles them may play in groups without really knowing it.)

Barriers To Communications Exercise(June 13, 2009)(This is the number one article viewed on this site. The exercise allows individuals to discover their barriers to communications with others and to find ways to transform behavior for better communications. A main barrier is expectations followed by listening barriers and many others.)

How to Listen Exercise (Aug-2-2004)This exercise teachs people how to listern far better than they normally do. It teaches how to set aside personal agenda to fully hear another without judgement or the need to give advice.

A Mask Exercise(All people wear mask to some degree. This exercise has people draw one or more mask they wear and discuss it with the group. This exercise has been transformational for a number of people --three examples are given.)